New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Concerned over poor sanitation in rural areas, the government Thursday doubled the amount given for construction of household lavatories from Rs.4,600 to nearly Rs.10,000.It ... Read more...

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is expected to take up American aircraft manufacturer Boeing's offer of compensation for the delay in supply of ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Wednesday said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) will decide on Boeing's offer of compensation for the delay in ... Read more...

Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thursday refuted media reports that mega development projects in the state are getting delayed, saying these are progressing as per schedule."I ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Rapping the rural development ministry's land resources department for the "inordinate delay" in finalising a bio-fuels programme, a parliamentary panel has sought for the matter ... Read more...

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday approved the implementation of the Rs.400 crore National Monsoon Mission at the Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO) to ... Read more...

Abu Dhabi, April 15 (IANS/WAM) Officials from the UAE and India met here Sunday to hammer out the agenda of the 10th joint ministerial committee meeting of the two countries.Representing ... Read more...

Washington, March 23 (IANS) The World Bank has offered $500 million interest-free credit to India for improving the standards of secondary education, an official statement said Friday.The World Bank Thursday ... Read more...

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) To improve water supply and sanitation services in several districts of Kerala, the union government has entered into a credit agreement with International Development Association ... Read more...

Abu Dhabi, Feb 10 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates has reiterated its interest in boosting bilateral relations with Kyrgyzstan in all spheres."Relations between the two countries have recently seen significant ... Read more...

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Indian government has discontinued releasing weekly inflation data in a bid to curb the speculative movement in prices of essential commodities, an official statement ... Read more...

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) India has discontinued releasing weekly inflation data in a bid to curb speculative movement in prices of essential commodities, official statement said Thursday.Consequent upon the ... Read more...

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A top official Thursday clarified that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had merely "seen" and not approved a background note questioning P. Chidambaram's role in ... Read more...

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The government is likely to give Rs.2,362.15 crore as financial help to nearly 15,000 cooperative societies and 3 lakh individuals involved in the handloom weaving ... Read more...

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) International Development Association (IDA), an arm of the World Bank, has approved a credit grant of $155.3 million (Rs.776.5 crore) to the Kerala government for ... Read more...

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The cabinet Tuesday approved the creation of a National Electricity Fund (NEF) to provide interest subsidy of Rs.8,466 crore for electricity distribution projects for a ... Read more...